The Big Pivot

CONCLUSION

Envisioning a Big-Pivot World

Change is coming, whether we like it or not. No company—and no person—will avoid the effects of a hotter, scarcer, more open world.

In a hotter world, businesses will face the constant risk of interruptions from storms, floods, and droughts. Companies will need to deal with rapid shifts in customer demands for climate-friendly products and services. They will also find employees and many other stakeholders increasingly expecting action on climate change.

In a scarcer world, businesses will have to manage rising cost structures as prices generally keep going up on most major inputs into the economy. Or they’ll face an outright lack of availability of some critical input like water.

In a more open world, ...